Don’t Miss the YMCA Youth & Family Services Mom Prom – March 9, 2018

February 22, 2018 10:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SILVER SPRING, Md.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--YMCA Youth & Family Services (YFS) “Pretty in Pink” Mom Prom at the
Silver Spring Civic Center is filling up fast, so get your tickets
today. Over 300 guests will dance until they drop to raise funds for the
YFS community and school based services benefitting at-risk and
underserved children and families in the Silver Spring area.

“What better way to honor women
than to give them a prom where they can party like it's 1988, make new
friends and take a night off.”

The “Pretty
in Pink” themed party will give local moms a well-deserved night out
to meet other moms from all walks of life. Guests are encouraged to wear
pink (unless it’s just not their color) and dress for the 1980s – so big
hair, shoulder pads and even leggings are invited. Eighties music from
the likes of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Madonna is on the
playlist, so come prepared to dance.

“This is a year where women are finding their voices and making them
heard,” said Carson
Henry, executive director of YFS. “What better way to honor women
than to give them a prom where they can party like it's 1988, make new
friends and take a night off.”

The Mom Prom is also a good opportunity for marketers to reach local
moms, who control purchasing in most families. Research shows that moms
make 85% of household purchases and have a spending power nationally of
$2.4 trillion. Women also purchase over 50 percent of traditionally male
products including cars, home improvement and consumer electronics.

Funds raised from the Mom Prom will support YFS services such as
individual and family counseling, school-based support, after-school
programs and community building activities.

YFS is at the center of our community making lives better for all. For
example, after the 2016 explosion in a Silver Spring apartment building,
YFS helped families find shelter, furniture, clothing and rebuild their
lives through its Linkages to Learning program.

The event is open to all and tickets are selling out fast so make sure
to get yours. Tickets are $50 apiece or $360 for a table. To purchase go
to Mom
Prom DC. To volunteer contact: ymcayfs@gmail.com.
Like us on Facebook at Mom
Prom DC.

(YMCA Youth & Family Services (YFS) provides school and
community-based prevention and early intervention services to at-risk
and under-served children and families across 17 programming sites in
Montgomery County. Operating for over four decades. YFS programs address
basic social-service needs, teach fundamental life skills and assist
participants in making healthy choices for the future.Nearly all
services are provided free of charge. Contact: http://yfs.ymcadc.org/aboutus/).